Ron Livingston is the latest actor to join the cast of James Wan's upcoming supernatural thriller.

The 44-year-old - who played one of Carrie Bradshaw's love interests in TV show Sex And The City - joins Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga in the movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog.

Brooklyn's Finest actress Lili Taylor, 44, is also in talks about a role.

Director Wan's new film is based on the real-life tale of a family whose Rhode Island farmhouse was apparently plagued by spirits in the 70s.

Ron and Lili look set to play the couple, while Up In The Air actress Vera and The A-Team's Patrick will play Lorraine and Ed Warren, the married psychic investigators who are called on to investigate the spooky goings-on.

The film was originally called The Conjuring but is now being referred to as the Untitled Warren Files Project.